Decisions, Decisions!!

One of the things that happens as you watch your children grow, age and move on is that they are often faced with decisions. Not all of them are life altering, not all of them are life and death, not all of them are even important (to some people). None the less, they are important to them and by that fact, they become important to you. They face these decisions all their lives; should I do this, should I do that. They never go away - and the hard part as a parent, is to let them make the decision. Whether you find it right or wrong, they have to choose the course their lives will take. Usually they make the right decisions. Sometimes they make the wrong decision. But, it is their decision to make.

Each of my kids have faced important decisions in the last few months. All of them change the course of where they are going and what they are going to do.

Crystal: Now, this may not look like a big deal to most people. But, she had to decide to take Chelsea out of preschool. It is a very big deal to her. Zach went to the same preschool for two years. He thrived there. He loved it there. So, of course, Chelsea should follow in his footsteps - it was her legacy. However, she didn't take to it like Zach did. She could care less if she was there or not. Well, that's not true, she would much rather stay home in bed. It was very tough for Crystal to let go of the other preschool. Crystal found Chelsea a preschool that teaches dance half time and preschool the other half. It's rather ingenious. She starts next fall. In the meantime, Chelsea is taking dance there one day a week. Chelsea will call me every once in a while just to ask if I will come see her dance. I can hardly wait. She is quite the princess.




KayeLynn: She has been planning and working to get into the Univerity of Utah for a couple of years. She graduated from SLCC a couple of years ago. She continued after and took a couple more classes. She was recently accepted and plans to continue on with her Child Life Specialist degree there at the U. After taking a campus tour, she decided that she wanted to live on campus. It really makes sense, since she works downtown. It would make it easier for her to go from classes to work if everything is right there where she needs it. The bad thing is that she is going to have to go deeper into debt, because she really can't afford the extra $4000 it's going to cost to live there. I am very excited for her and this new turn in her life's dream.

Rodger: My son is working on his technical theatre degree. He is amazing at what he does. Every time he does a job, every time he does something in theatre, he grows and learns. He is extremely professional. He is amazing. He has worked at Lagoon as their technical manager for the last three years. This year, he wasn't getting quite the amount of hours as he had usually and he was passed over for a full-time salaried position there. The commute every day to Lagoon from Logan is an hour long drive. With gas heading toward $4 a gallon, it wasn't economically feasible. He recently got a job at Walmart in Logan in their electronics
department. He really is quite saavy with electronics. He decided it was time to part way with Lagoon. After he talked to his boss there and told him his decision he called me to tell me how it went. I broke down in tears and sobbed. He has assured me that he will continue on his journey to get his degree and will follow his dreams of working for Disney, working on Broadway and seeing the world. Apparently, the decision was pretty difficult for him, as I got a text message later from his new wife admonishing me for making him cry (I didn't mean to).

My kids are amazing - I will just let you know if you ask me. I am proud of them. I support them in their decisions. I love them more than they will ever know. Thanks for making my job easy - because I think you all are some of the most responsible and wonderful people I know.